Psychometric Properties of the Intrapreneurial Self-Capital Scale in Malaysian University Students

Chua Bee Seok,Harris Shah Abd Hamid,Rosnah Ismail

doi:10.3390/su11030881

Abstract

The Intrapreneurial Self-Capital Scale (ISCS) is a 28-item measure intended to measure individual resources used to manage career and life challenges. The Intrapreneurial Self-Capital (ISC) is a higher order construct composed of seven specific constructs: core self-evaluation, hardiness, resilience, creative self-efficacy, decisiveness, goal mastery, and vigilance. In the new research area of the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development, ISC constitutes a promising core of resources to face the challenges of the 21st century. The aim of the current study was to determine the factor structure and psychometric properties (i.e., reliability and concurrent validity) of a Malaysian version of ISCS among university students. The self-report questionnaire was administered to 1491 university students in Sabah, Malaysia. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to assess the latent structure of the Malaysian ISCS. The final indices of Goodness of Fit showed satisfactory fit to the data. The Cronbach’s alpha of the Malaysian ISCS is 0.81. The Malaysian ISCS correlates with Career Adaptability r = 0.31 (p < 0.01) and with Life Project Reflexivity r = 0.44 (p < 0.01), thus showing an adequate concurrent validity evidence. The Malaysian ISCS provides a promising research area in psychology (both positive and sustainability). Malaysian parents, teachers and counselors can also use this tool for their development and intervention efforts.

Highlights

Intrapreneurial self-capital is a new career construct proposed by Annamaria Di Fabio [1]
Intrapreneurial self-capital is the core of attributes possessed by individuals which allows them to confront life, environmental and organizational challenges, changes and transitions, and to turn the constraints into resources [1]
The Malaysian version of the Intrapreneurial Self-Capital Scale (ISCS) was used to evaluate intrapreneurial self-capital (ISC). This Malaysian version was obtained through back-to-back translation method of the English version supplied by the author

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Introduction

Intrapreneurial self-capital is a new career construct proposed by Annamaria Di Fabio [1]. Individuals with high intrapreneurial self-capital are creative, innovative, careful, rational, and have higher self-determination, freedom, and autonomy [2] in problem-solving and decision-making They plan to face uncertain environments; they study environments in depth to ensure mastery; and use information in a rational, formal, strategy-making process [1,3]. To achieve success in the 21st century, the young generations in Malaysia are required to have intrapreneurial self-capital characteristics to face globalization and cope with the unpredictable and challenging work-life environment, and to adapt quickly to changing technologies. According to Di Fabio and Van Esbroeck [4], the intrapreneurial self-capital can be enhanced through specific training Measurement of this construct in Malaysia is imperative in the effort to understanding and improving it among the Malaysian youths. Interventions to improve intrapreneurial self-capital (ISC) would be possible with a valid measure that is locally validated

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